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Monday, November 14, 2005

LESSON OF THE DAY 380

Ayahs of the Day:And We will not postpone it, except for a definite term. The day it comes, no soul will speak but by divine permission, and some of them will be happy. [11: 104,105]

Hadith of the Day:If you are always suspicious of people, you will ruin them. [Bukhari]

Wise Quote of the Day: Your dignity is solid, but making requests evaporates it. So be careful about who it is before whom you allow your dignity to evaporate. [Ali radi Allah anhu]

Guidance of the Day:In accordance with humanity's worth and value, and considering the human heart, spirit, mind, and physical being, the Quran descended from the Highest of the High. Containing the most perfect messages, it is a collection of Divine laws. Followed today by more than one billion people, the Quran is a unique book that, with its eternal and unchanging divine principles, guides everyone to the shortest and most illuminated road to happiness.

The Quran has been a source of light for the most magnificent and enlightened communities that have ruled the world, those that have produced thousands of scholars, philosophers and thinkers. In this sense no other rule is equal to its rule. Since the day it was revealed, the Quran has encountered many objections and criticisms. However, the Quran has always emerged unscathed and so continues to reflect its victory.

The Quran crystallizes the heart, illumines the spirit, and exhibits truths from beginning to end. Only believers who can sense all the beauty of the universe in a single flower and see raindrops in a drop of water can know and understand its real countenance. [Pearls of Wisdom by Fethullah Gulen]

Food for Thought: If God resides in your home, His presence cannot be hidden